52 motifs match “serves”  ·  back to the chapters

• God serves as menial on earth. A181
• Why ox serves man. A2513.5
• Thistle serves as milk-cup for Virgin Mary: white spots on leaves. A2711.4.2
• Boar serves saint. (Cf. B183.) B256.6
• Dragon fly serves as snake's servant, feeds snake; it is called snake-feeder. B765.24
• Extraordinary flower preserves its freshness so long as it remains unperceived by anyone other than owner. D877.2
• Magic object preserves chastity. D1387
• Amulet preserves chastity. (Cf. D1070.) D1387.1
• Magic charm (writings) preserves chastity. (Cf. D1266.1.) D1387.2
• Leek put under the tongue of supposed dead person preserves him from harm by burial. (Cf. D983.3.) D1389.12
• Saint's staff serves as a shepherd. (Cf. D1254.) D1446.4
• Magic stone serves as boat. (Cf. D931.) D1524.3
• Magic sod serves as boat. (Cf. D934.1.) D1524.7
• Leaf serves as boat. (Cf. D955, D1121.) D1524.8
• Leaf serves as boat for saint. D1524.8.1
• Magic carving knife serves twenty-four men at meat simultaneously. (Cf. D1173.) D1583
• Ale serves itself. (Cf. D1045.1.) D1601.23
• Ghost light serves as death omen. (Cf. D1812.5.) E530.1.6
• Appearance of ghost serves as death omen. (Cf. D1812.5.1.1, E265.3, E501.20.) E574
• Fairy serves mortal. F346.0.1
• Dwarf serves king sleeping in mountain (Kyffhäuser). F451.5.1.8
• Knockers appear to miners before accidents occur: the sight of one serves as a warning to leave mine. F456.1.2.2.4
• Strong man serves ogre as punishment for stealing food. F613.4
• Body with marvelous heat. Melts snow thirty feet around and serves as fuel for man's companions. F686
• Wind serves Solomon as horse and carries him everywhere. F963.1
• Devil never eats in an inn. Devil's coachman observes this. G303.4.8.4
• Devil serves knight faithfully. Devil saves his life and that of his wife. G303.22.10
• King observes retaliation among animals: becomes just. Dog breaks fox's foot; man breaks dog's; horse breaks man's leg; horse steps in hole and breaks his. J52
• King in anger punishes misdeed on Easter day. Is almost killed himself in retaliation. He submits and says that he deserves this punishment for hasty action. J571.3
• King makes absurd statement about flowers. Flatterer agrees: it is the king he serves, not the wretched flowers. J817.2.1
• Parrot unable to tell husband details as to wife's infidelity. Wife has parrot describe a storm very realistically. Husband observes contrast in the two tales. (Cf. J1152.) J1154.1
• Thief serves king buffaloes he has killed in hunt and lost; thus reproaches king's wastefulness. J1289.15
• If his head is taken off other punishments do not matter. Judge shows criminal mercy: he will not punish him as he deserves, only take off his head. J1293.2
• Two eggs. Widow serves tailor one egg. He sings, "One egg, one egg." She decides one egg is not enough and serves him two next time. He then sings "Two eggs are two eggs." He is next given two eggs and a sausage, etc. J1341.4
• Can drink only one kind of wine at a time. Priests come to an inn where host gives them good wine and bad. They insist on having all good since they must drink only one kind of wine. On their return he serves them with all bad. They claim to have had the rule changed. J1511.15
• The hare at third remove. A man receives a present of a hare. Later a crowd comes to him for entertainment saying that they are friends of the man who presented the hare. This happens a second time. He serves them clear water. "It is the soup from the soup of the hare." J1551.6
• The peasant's share is the chicken. He serves small birds and a roast chicken to his guests. Guests each take a small bird, leaving only the chicken when the plate reaches the host. He takes the whole chicken saying: "Since everyone has a bird, I must have one too." J1562.2
• Fox and crane invite each other. Fox serves the food on a flat dish so that the crane cannot eat. Crane serves his food in a bottle. J1565.1
• Woman is unacquainted with tea, serves the boiled leaves with butter. J1732.3
• Man honored above God: the dead hen. A fool finds a dead hen and cooks it and serves it for dinner. When reproached he says "How should it be unclean when God has killed it instead of men?" J2215.3
• The "poisoned" pot. The wife tells the husband that a certain pot of preserves is poison. He decides to kill himself and eats the preserves. He believes that he is poisoned and lies down for dead. J2311.2
• Innkeeper serves sweetened water for wine, cat for rabbit, mule for beef. K476.3.1
• Girl serves her father with piece of her own flesh in place of chicken. K492
• Woman serves beggar with coals instead of food. K492.1
• Bluff: the rare vintages. Host serves many rare vintages and gets a reputation for his wine cellar. But there is only a small jug of each vintage. K1786
• Self-righteous hermit must do penance. He has said of a condemned man that he deserves his punishment. L435.1
• The falcon of Sir Federigo. An impoverished suitor has only a falcon to catch birds with. His lady's sick son wants the falcon and she goes to ask for it. The suitor serves dinner for her – his falcon. When she makes her request it is too late. N345
• Princess serves as menial. Q482.1
• Animal preserves fire for abandoned children in a clam shell. S352.1
• Saint exposes self to temptation but preserves chastity. Thus insures self greater reward in Heaven. T335
• Grass serves as pleasant couch for poor. U65.1
• Small cart serves as back legs for crippled sow. Pigs also have these carts. X1202.1